Bochy, Leyland name All-Star coaching staffs

Summary of 2 articles · Updated Jun 13, 2013

Giants manager Bruce Bochy and Tigers skipper Jim Leyland announced their staffs on Thursday, and there's a noticeable Mets connection with each invited member. "I've known Terry for a while," Bochy said. They were picked Thursday by San Francisco's Bruce… (more) Bochy, the NL's manager Detroit's Jim Leyland, the AL manager, also chose coaches with Mets' ties: Robin Ventura of the Chicago White Sox and John Gibbons of the Toronto Blue Jays. It'll be Collins' third All-Star assignment overall. It's a lot of fun, and getting in there during batting practice and mingling with the greatest of the greats how can you not like that? The fact that it's in New York, it's great. It's special.